Improvement in bale-ties



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Bale-Ties N0. 138,479. Patented May 6.1873.

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FREDERIO COOK, OF NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA.

IMPROVEMENT IN BALE-TIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 138,479, dated May 6,1873; application filed April 24, 1873.

To all'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERIG (3001:, of New Orleans, parish of Orleansand State of Louisiana, have invented certain Improve ments inBale-Ties, of which the following is a specification:

The nature of my invention consists of an improvement in the manner offastening m'etallic bands for baling purposes by means of bending thestraight end of the metallic band back on to itself so as to form aloop. I next take a piece of band-iron about four and a half to fiveinches long, as wide or a little wider than the band itself, and bend itinto a loop. I insert this separate 100p squarely into the loop of theband, and secure it by a rivet through the four thicknesses'of iron, orby other suitable means, leaving the looped end projecting square outfrom the edge of the band far enough to admit the other end of the bandinto said loop, which can be either hooked into the loop or passed instraight, the slack drawn up and then turned under against the bale.

Referring to the drawing, Figure 1 repre sents a perspective view of thefastening. Fig. 2 is a section throughA B, and shows the end of the bandhooked into the loop provided for it. Fig. 3 represents the piece ofband that forms the loop D when bent double to form a single loop. Fig.4 shows a double-looped tie or a loop each side of band 0.

O is the end of the band, to which the loop D is attached. D is theloop, into which the other end E of the band passes to complete the tie.F is a rivet. G shows a notch eutin the looped piece I), to confine theband C in place, but if well riveted the notch may be omitted. This tiecan be made with the loop D projecting on each side of band C, byforming a double loop out of piece D, thus shown at Fig. 4, so that aspare loop is always ready in case of fracture or destruction of. oneloop. The looped piece D may be either introduced into the bent end ofthe band, as shown, or the band C may remain straight, without bend ingaround D, and the separate looped piece D may be simply riveted on toit.

What I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The cotton-tie fastening, as shown and described, having a detached loopor loops, D, secured to the end of the band, for the pur-' FREDERIOCOOK. Witnessed by- WM. M00. J ONES, J MoGoURT.

pose specified.

